civilizations

英 [ˌsɪvɪlaɪˈzeɪʃənz]

美 [ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃənz]

n.  文明; (特定时期和地区的)社会文明; 文明世界; 文明社会
civilization的复数

柯林斯词典

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 civilisation


• N-VAR 文明社会
  Acivilizationis a human society with its own social organization and culture.
  1. The ancient civilizations of Central and Latin America were founded upon corn...
     古代中美洲和拉丁美洲的文明社会是建立在玉米之上的。
  2. It seemed to him that western civilization was in grave economic and cultural danger.
     在他看来，西方文明似乎陷入严重的经济和文化危机。
• N-UNCOUNT 文明;文明的生活
  Civilizationis the state of having an advanced level of social organization and a comfortable way of life.
  1. ...our advanced state of civilisation.
     我们高度发达的文明
• N-UNCOUNT 文明地区
  You can refer to a place where you can enjoy the comforts that you consider to be necessary ascivilization.
  1. ...when I returned to civilization.
     我重新回到文明地区时

双语例句

• Global interests of Western Civilizations started to spread with economy and military power.
  西方文明的全球利益开始扩展其经济和军事势力。
• Do you know the civilizations of ancient Egypt, Babylon and Persia?
  你了解古埃及、巴比伦和波斯的文化吗？
• Ancient civilizations believed in the curative powers of fresh air and sunlight.
  远古文明相信新鲜的空气和阳光有治病的功效。
• He opens the window for us to see well the west culture and civilizations.
  他为我们打开了了解西方文化和文明的桥梁。
• The nations and civilizations that developed around these features have adapted to their geography.
  在这些（地貌）特征附近发展起来的民族和文明都适应了他们的地理环境。
• The World Expo is a vivid demonstration of the diversity of human civilizations.
  世博会生动展现了人类文明的多样性。
• Thailand retains cultural connections with the two great centers of Asian civilizations, India and China.
  泰国保持着和亚洲文明两个中心-中国和印度的文化联系。
• Mali is the cradle of some of Africa's richest civilizations.
  马里是非洲一些最悠久的文明的发祥地。
• China and Europe are two civilizations that promote human progress.
  中国和欧洲是推动人类进步的两大文明。
• This can only be maintained with collaboration of all world civilizations.
  世界所有文明的合作能让这维持下去。